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JB Pritzker: “In Illinois, anyway, we protect LGBTQ rights. We protect…”

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Published July 1, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:20

Well, look, we believe that people have a right to live the life that they were born to, the life that they want to. And In Illinois, anyway, we protect LGBTQ rights. We protect trans kids. Remember, in Illinois, trans athletes, we literally in high school have three trans athletes. We have 133,000 athletes in total in our high schools, and three of them are trans. (02:20–02:26)

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